Length of commemorative printed textile by Shine Shine featuring graphic portraits of Barack Obama surrounded by rose vines. The fabric has an orange ground with a background print of a leafy rose vine with pale green leaves, red blooming and bud roses,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.16.7
Length of commemorative printed textile by Shine Shine featuring graphic portraits of Michelle Obama surrounded by floral vines. The fabric has a mint green ground with a background print of a leafy floral vines with orange leaves, maroon flowers, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.16.6
A resolution by the Georgia General Assembly commending Eugene Harmond, Delta Air Lines' first Black male flight attendant, for 43 years of service to Delta Airlines. Presented to Harmond on February 8, 2016, the resolution (b) is housed in a commemorative…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.50.18a-c
A commission certificate signed by Pinckney Pinchback as acting governor of Louisiana, authorizing C. Morgan to serve as recorder for the parish of Pointe Coupée. The commission reads in black print, from top to bottom: [THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.26.44
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper, actor and activist. The recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award,…
A pamphlet made of red and black text on yellowed paper. The pamphlet is a trifold. The front features a photograph of Charlene Mitchell, a Communist Party candidate for President. The interior contains additional photographs and text. The back of features…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.41
A pamphlet produced by the Communist Party of the United States of America. The front cover contains black print on yellowed paper. At center, a hammer and sickle. The interior consists of twenty-five pages about the Communist Election Program. The back of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.61
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Nicolas Pilarski and other members of the I, Destini cast and crew at a community film showing. The individuals photographed (R-L) are Nicolas Pilarski, Lattina Riley and Carlos Riley. An unidentified man…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.46
A black-and-white photograph of Destini Riley and Nicholas Pilarski addressing an audience at a community film screening for their film I, Destini. Riley, who wears a long-sleeved sweater, can be seen on the left holding a microphone. Her co-director,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.51
A small, white paper card with "Concerned Citizens Voters League of Greenville, Mississippi" in black ink. The card has appointment details filled out by hand in black ink.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.62
A black-and-white photograph of two women in a crowd during the Poor People's Campaign. The image depicts a large crowd with two women in the foreground, both with distraught facial expressions. The woman on the proper right is wearing a brimmed hat and a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.109.15
Condoleezza "Condi" Rice ( KON-də-LEE-zə; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 and as the 19th U.S. national security advisor from 2001 to 2005.…
A diptych of two (2) oil paintings in an abstract expressionist style, featuring white and black faces depicted in thick brushstrokes and bold shapes with strong, swirling lines covering the canvases in a palette of black, red and tan. Each canvas is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.175ab
A black-and-white digital image of the congregation sitting in the pews of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The woman in the forefront of the image, seated in the first pew, is wearing a stripped t-shirt dress holding her bag in her lap. The woman,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.35
A Congressional gold medal bestowed upon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. 2014.135a: A Congressional gold medal. One side has inscribed text surrounding a depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The text reads:…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.135abc
This black and white photograph shows John Conyers, center, standing at a lectern with microphones. This image was taken inside Ebenzer Baptist Church on the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. Conyer's face is turned away from…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.17
An issue of Connection Magazine. The publication is constructed of a thick paper cover with white interior pages of black text throughout. On the front cover is an orange-tinted, black-and-white, zoomed-in image of Malcom X, showing his eyeglass covered…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.125.5
Constance Winifred Mark, MBE, BEM (née McDonald, previously Goodridge; 21 December 1923 – 3 June 2007) was a Jamaican-born community organiser and activist. She served as a medical secretary in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in World War II. After…
Conrad Leroy Mallett Jr. (born October 12, 1953) is a Michigan jurist and businessman who currently serves as corporation counsel for the city of Detroit. Prior to being approved by Detroit City Council as corporation counsel, Mallett was deputy mayor of…
Conrad Joseph Lynn (November 4, 1908 – November 16, 1995) was an African-American civil rights lawyer and activist known for providing legal representation for activists, including many unpopular defendants. Among the causes he supported as a lawyer were…
Conrad Bennette Tillard (born September 15, 1964) is an American Baptist minister, radio host, activist, politician, and author. Tillard was in his early years a prominent minister of the black nationalist organization the Nation of Islam (NOI). He was at…
2011.12.6ab: A console (a) with a furniture key (b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.6a: A console from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The dark wooden console has a rectangular tabletop with an open bottom shelf and curved legs. There is a repeating…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.6ab
